UL Lafayette running back Effrem Reed (31) attempts to shake the tackle of Tulane cornerback Jordan Batiste (14) on a run in the first half Saturday. Paul Kieu/Gannett Louisiana

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Tim Buckley
Gannett Louisiana

LAFAYETTE -- Tulane threw UL for a bit of a loop early on, coming out in a defensive scheme that was nothing like the man-to-man for which the Ragin' Cajuns spent all week prepping.

But the Cajuns did some throwing of their own Saturday. They did a whole lot of running too.

And they ultimately had no trouble rolling over the Green Wave, winning the non-conference homecoming game 41-13 in front of 29,758 at Cajun Field and improving to 4-1 overall with eight straight home wins under second-year head coach Mark Hudspeth. ...